The President of the Somali Transitional Federal Government has Resigned

The President of the Somali Transitional Federal Government (TFG) Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed resigned on Monday after a long power struggle and political dispute with his Prime Minister Nur Hassan Hussein Adde.

Freshly Appointed Somali Premier Resigns

The newly appointed Somali Prime Minister, Mohamed Mahmud Guled, whose appointment was the cause of some dispute between members of the Somali parliament, on Wednesday resigned from the position.

Somali Leader Appoints a New Prime Minister Against Parliament’s Wishes

The President of the Somali transitional federal government Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed has appointed Mohamed Mahmoud Guled Gacma Dhere as the new Somali Prime Minister to replace Nur Hassan Hussein Adde, who on Monday survived a ‘no confidence’...

Somali Militants Briefly Occupy Parts of Transitional Parliament Seat

Fighters loyal to the Somali Islamic Courts Union on Monday night attacked targets in Baidoa the seat of transitional Somali parliament about 247 kilometers north-west of the capital Mogadishu.

15 Killed During Fighting in Somali Capital

At least 15 people were killed in clashes between government forces and insurgents in Mogadishu on Friday, which left bodies of young men scattered in the streets of south Mogadishu, witnesses said.

Deputy Governor of Bay Region (south), Somalia Killed By Unknown Gunmen

Unknown Somali gun men on Sunday night killed the deputy governor of Bay region (south), Hassan Roonow, in Baidoa, the seat of Somali transitional parliament, officials told APA on Monday.

At Least 16 People Killed in Central Somalia, Top Government Official Assassinated

At least 16 people were killed and more injured in a clan-related fighting in border villages between middle shabelle and Hiiraan regions in central Somalia. The fighting over the ownership of grazing lands between the two regions erupted late on Thursday...

Somali Town Returns to Calm After Several Days of Deadly Clashes

Calm has returned to the southern Somali port town of Kismayo, a day after it was seized by Islamic insurgents, who fought three consecutive days with local clan militia, eyewitnesses said on Saturday. “The clan militia, who were running the town...

Six Somali Civilians Killed As Reports Indicate Ethiopian Troops Hit Minibus

Six civilians died and four were wounded when Ethiopian troops reportedly opened fired on a minibus south of the Somali capital Mogadishu, witnesses said here Thursday.